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Kenneth Miller wrote:

Hi, guys —

I am a 63-year-old man and I want to become a Catholic.

What is the process?

I grew up around the Catholic religion all my life and always felt that the Catholic religion was the right religion for me. In the later years of my life, I wish to be a Catholic before it is to late.

Kenneth

 

  { Seeing I've always felt it was right, what's the process for a 63-year-old man to become a Catholic? }

Eric replied:

Dear Ken,

Basically, you go to your local parish and tell the priest there you want to convert. If you are not baptized, you will go through a program called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and become a catechumen.

This involves taking classes and participating in certain rites. That will take the better part of a year and end in your Baptism, Confirmation, and receiving the Eucharist at Easter Vigil Mass.
If you are baptized, you are called a candidate and things are a bit looser but usually they still send you through RCIA classes, though technically you have a right to be instructed in another way.

Eric

Mike replied:

Hi, Kenneth —

Check out my web page below. It address the process pretty well:

I would also encourage you to consider buying a cheap copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to learn everything we believe as Catholics. You will probably need a personal one for RCIA classes anyway.

Finally, Welcome to the Family!!

Mike

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